Name: |
MARTIENSSEN |
Given Name: |
GISELA DOROTHEA |
Initials: |
G D |
Rank: |
CivilianOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
Civilian War Dead |
Date of Death: |
1942-10-23Other Casualties on this
Date |
Age: |
27 |
Cause of Death: |
Sunk by the German Submarine U-615, north of the Azores. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to East London, South Africa with 10,555 tons of general cargo and Government stores. Twenty crew, six gunners and six passengers were lost. |
Additional Information: |
Of Edgehill, Millvale Road, Milnerton, Cape Province, South Africa. Daughter of Julie and of the late Ernst Carl Heinrich Martienssen. |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2015-11-29